Chagos Islands vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands is 6.95 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Turks and Caicos Islands about 7.0 times.
Chagos IslandsTurks and Caicos IslandsChagos Islands moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Chagos Islands is 0.14× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands. Put the other way, Turks and Caicos Islands is 6.95× the size of Chagos Islands.
| Chagos Islands | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 46,855 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Grand Turk |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chagos Islands sits at about 7°S and is stretched to 1.02× its true area; Turks and Caicos Islands at 22° N is stretched to 1.16×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Chagos Islands bigger than Turks and Caicos Islands?
- No. Chagos Islands is 6.95 times smaller than Turks and Caicos Islands. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Turks and Caicos Islands?
- About 7.0 times: Turks and Caicos Islands has 6.95× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chagos Islands is drawn about 1.02× its true area there and Turks and Caicos Islands about 1.16×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Chagos Islands or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands: 46,855 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².